Either way, Portelli sent an email this morning saying that Peltz his backing her in November’s general election against Sheehan, Republican Jesse Calhoun, and Conservative Party member Joseph Sullivan.

“I want to thank him for his help, and look forward to his continued involvement in our growing campaign,” wrote Portelli, whose campaign also said it aired this commercial yesterday on YNN.

Peter LaVenia, secretary to the Green Party’s state committee and a candidate for Common Council in the 11th Ward, confirmed the turn of events.

LaVenia noted that Peltz’s main role was to block a non-Green Party member (such as Portelli’s Libertarian son, Alexander) from co-opting the line.

Because Theresa Portelli, a former school board member, is a Green Party member, LaVenia said the party (which has fewer than 200 members in Albany) will likely support her to the extent it can.

Update: Here’s Peltz’s email to Green Party members, which he sent on primary day:

“I’m Bill Peltz, candidate for mayor of Albany on the Green Party line, and I’m urging a write-in vote for Theresa M. Portelli. I put my name on the ballot at the urging of the Upper Hudson Green Party to prevent non-Greens from stealing our ballot line. Theresa is a Green and committed to Green Party values. I have joked about being an “in-activist” candidate, but Theresa M. Portelli will be an activist Green candidate for mayor, and will help build the party in Albany. While a write-in primary is unorthodox, I suggest Greens write her in and help out the two local Green campaigns this fall, Mrs. Portelli’s for mayor and Peter LaVenia’s for Common Council. Albany needs to address problems of inequality, cronyism, unfair policing, but above all it needs multiparty democracy which starts with having more than one political party in office. Greens are the second party in Albany – let’s work to make that the first.”

It’s actually LCD Soundsystem’s “Someone Great.” Interesting choice, since its an INCREDIBLY sad song. The person that chose it probably worked in the Gap where they play the instrumental version a lot.

I wish that we could talk about it,
But there, that’s the problem.
With someone new I couldn’t start it,
Too late, for beginnings.
The little things that made me nervous,
Are gone, in a moment.
I miss the way we used to argue,
Locked, in your basement.

I wake up and the phone is ringing,
Surprised, as it’s early.
And that should be the perfect warning,
That something’s, a problem.
To tell the truth I saw it coming,
The way, you were breathing.
But nothing can prepare you for it,
The voice, on the other, end.

The worst is all the lovely weather,
I’m stunned, it’s not raining.
The coffee isn’t even bitter,
Because, what’s the difference?
There’s all the work that needs to be done,
It’s late, for revision.
There’s all the time and all the planning,
And songs, to be finished.

And it keeps coming,
And it keeps coming,
And it keeps coming,
Till the day it stops

And it keeps coming,
And it keeps coming,
And it keeps coming,
Till the day it stops

And it keeps coming,
And it keeps coming,
And it keeps coming,
Till the day it stops

And it keeps coming,
And it keeps coming,
And it keeps coming,
And it keeps coming,
And it keeps coming,
And it keeps coming,
And it keeps coming,
Till the day it stops.

I wish that we could talk about it,
But there, that’s the problem.
With someone new I could have started,
Too late, for beginnings.
You’re smaller than my wife imagined,
Surprised, you were human.
There shouldn’t be this ring of silence,
But what, are the options?

When someone great is gone.
When someone great is gone.
When someone great is gone.
When someone great is gone.

When someone great is gone.
When someone great is gone.
When someone great is gone.
When someone great is gone.

We’re safe, for the moment.
Saved,
For the moment.

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“Someone Great” is also the arguably the best part of LCD’s 45:33 song.